name : describe-user.rst **To list information for a user** The following ``describe-user`` example gets information for the specified user in the specified directory. :: aws ds-data describe-user command-name \ --directory-id d-1234567890 \ --sam-account-name 'john.doe' Output:: { "DirectoryId": "d-1234567890", "DistinguishedName": "CN=john.doe,OU=Users,OU=CORP,DC=corp,DC=example,DC=com", "Enabled": false, "Realm": "corp.example.com", "SAMAccountName": "john.doe", "SID": "S-1-2-34-5678901234-5678901234-5678910123-4567", "UserPrincipalName": "john.doe@CORP.EXAMPLE.COM" } For more information, see `Viewing and updating an AWS Managed Microsoft AD user <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ms_ad_view_update_user.html>`__ in the *AWS Directory Service Administration Guide*.